TGI Fry-Day: Sigara Boregi at Ali Baba Turkish Cuisine

We're on the hunt for the best Turkish food in New York (any tips, send them our way), and while Ali Baba's pide, one of the restaurant's specialties, were more heavy than tasty, these Sigara Boregi ($6.50) hit the spot.

Sigara boregi are tubes of flaky pastry filled with things like potato or cheese. The glorious funk of Ali Baba's feta filling is tempered just enough by the addition of some parsley, and the thin filo wrapper turns crisp and extra-flaky from a slow pan-fry. I usually bake my sigara boregi, but after trying these, that may have to change.

To take full advantage of these savory pastries, order some creamy, tangy lebne ($6.50) on the side. It's dairy on dairy separated by a thin layer of fried dough, a fine way to start any meal.

As a native of Queens, New York, Max developed an early hunger for dosas, dumplings, and Korean barbecue. Now he explores the city's evolving international food world by day and night. When not slurping noodles over a rickety table, he's in the kitchen tinkering with his ice cream maker on a never-ending quest to develop the best ice cream-making techniques.

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